NM Landscape study guide
NM Landscape · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The New Mexico landscape architect license is the state credential that authorizes a practitioner to prepare and stamp landscape architectural plans, and to offer landscape architectural services to the public in New Mexico. It is issued by the state's landscape architect licensing board, not by any private body, and it is separate from a degree, a certificate, or a CLARB council record - those may support an application but do not replace the license. Candidates are typically people who have completed an accredited landscape architecture degree plus the required supervised work experience, or who are qualifying through an alternative pathway the board recognizes. The examination itself is the national Landscape Architect Registration Examination, delivered by computer at a test centre in divisions that map onto the four practice areas: inventory and analysis with project management; planning and design; construction documentation and administration; and grading, drainage and stormwater management. The NM Landscape study guide has 4 sections and about 1,342 words.
01Inventory, Analysis, and Project Management
The Inventory, Analysis, and Project Management domain covers how you assemble reliable site data, turn it into defensible analysis, and run a landscape architecture project on scope, schedule, and budget. Expect questions on base-map sources, site constraints, slope and suitability mapping, work breakdown structures, critical-path scheduling, and earned-value tracking.
386 words, about 2 min02Planning and Design
Planning and Design tests the translation of a program into a buildable, code-compliant, and sustainable site concept. Questions cover programming, test fits, circulation, accessibility, life safety, planting design, and rating systems such as SITES.
322 words, about 2 min03Construction Documentation and Administration
Construction Documentation and Administration covers the drawing set, specifications, bidding, contract execution, submittals, payment, and closeout. Expect questions about sheet organization, MasterFormat divisions, addenda, change orders, retainage, and the limits of the landscape architect’s role during construction.
326 words, about 2 min04Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management
Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management tests your ability to read and shape topography, calculate runoff, and design conveyance and storage. Expect contour interpolation, slope calculations, cut/fill, Rational Method runoff, swale and pipe sizing, and detention concepts.
308 words, about 2 min